what does love feel like AS

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How is wanting to be with someone and being devoted to their well-being and happiness not love?

Yes, but you've said your standards are just that "she's interested in you." In other words, hypothetically, any woman could come along, show interest in you, and you'd be grateful. Love is more personal.

thats just my standard for attraction... if something actually starts happening, as it did, love grows from there...

initially - it is pure, inspiring and transcendental. I feel as if I am ready to sacrifice a lot of things. I write poetry and listen to music. Then comes despair at the thought that I am not reciprocated. When I am reciprocated, a period of warmth and understanding replaces the cold days, pierced by the idea of being unable to conduct a normal successful relationship. The agony of waiting for the person for many months is always there.

Hehehehehe. Very graphic!

I agree. We all have our standards and need to go with what works for us. Love needs not to be a fairytale because fairytales don't work for everyone. It also need not be personal initially like ToadOfSteel says it can develop into that from something as simple as interest. At the end of the day that's where it all starts whether we are aware of it or not. Anyone who gives you the light of day has the potential to make you feel all these wonderful things described in this post.

You are such a romantic.

None of the above? Sheesh. I've felt all of what everyone is describing - just not with another person.

When you can't stop thinking about the other person, and when you think about them you're filled up with happiness and excitement, and you miss them constantly (even if you just saw them an hour ago), and when you're around them (as other people said) the world seems different, and everything's centered on them - and sort of intense blissful feelings and joy fills you, just by being in their proximity, and you're ultra sensitive to even the tiniest touch from them (just like brushing hands or something) - I think the last one is a good indication, because your senses actually change.

Hard to describe, really.